Mr. Justice NELSON delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a motion on the part of the Attorney-General, to dismiss the writ of error for the want of jurisdiction.
The suit was brought by the United States against the defendant in the Superior Court of the District of West Florida, in the late Territory of Florida, for a trespass on government lands.
The declaration was filed in December term, 1844; and the plea of not guilty, in the vacation thereafter...
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